Ten states have passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act WASHINGTON — Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear an appeal in the case of an Arizona abortion ban does not affect abortion laws passed in ten states that prohibit abortion 20 weeks fetal age on the basis … Read more
By Susan T. Muskett, J.D., Senior Legislative Counsel Helen Alvare Today, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice received key testimony in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7), legislation introduced by Congressmen Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-Il.). H.R. 7 would permanently prohibit subsidies … Read more
By Susan T. Muskett, J.D., Senior Legislative Counsel Susan Muskett, JD On Christmas Eve 2009, ObamaCare passed the Senate after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid secured the last needed vote from Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Part of the “deal” that Senator Nelson negotiated included a requirement that Exchange plans that cover elective abortion … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst The full Texas state Senate is on schedule to hear HB2 Friday afternoon, following 6-3 approval today by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. Less than two weeks ago an eleventh-hour filibuster and an out-of-control crowd in the Senate gallery prevented passage of the measure in … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Pro-abortion President Barack Obama Granted, sometimes it can be confusing—after all, President Obama is a master of obfuscation—the threat yesterday that the White House would veto the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was utterly predictable. Without rehearsing the long, LONG story of Obama’s history of non-support for legislation that would require that … Read more
WASHINGTON (May 22, 2013) — A panel of the House Judiciary Committee will begin action on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), legislation to protect unborn children who are capable of feeling pain by generally prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks fetal age, with a public hearing on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The bill … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Michigan state Sen. Rick Jones A package of pro-life measures dubbed the “pro-life bus” passed the Michigan Senate yesterday on a vote of 27 to 10. However because there are minor changes from the House version, H.B. 5711 will go back to the House for a concurring vote (which is a formality) … Read more
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) WASHINGTON (February 22, 2012) — A new pro-life bill introduced recently in Congress at the instigation of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) poses a grave threat to the entire legal structure that maintains legal abortion on demand — making its defeat a top priority for the entire pro-abortion movement, … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) On Monday, Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ), with strong support from the National Right to Life Committee, introduced the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803). As the Washington Post wrote this morning, “The bill is based on model legislation drafted and promoted by the National … Read more
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Tx.) WASHINGTON (September 16, 2011) – A ban on the issuing of U.S. patents on human embryos was enacted into law today – the culmination of an eight-year effort in which National Right to Life played a key role. The pro-life policy was enacted as part of a bill … Read more